Is RESTRICTIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RESTRICTIVES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RESTRICTIVES mean?
Restrictives is a form of RESTRICTIVE.
- adjective
serving to restrict
“teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments”
- adjective
(of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
12
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for RESTRICTIVES
RESTRICTIVES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from RESTRICTIVES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- restrictive16
- servicers14
- scrieves13
- servicer13
- services13
- veristic13
- vertices13
- victress13
- reservist12
- resistive12
- restrives12
- tirrivees12
- scrieve12
- scrives12
- service12
- vitrics12
- restricts11
- restrive11
- revisers11
- revisits11
- riveters11
- rivieres11
- sieverts11
- strivers11
- tirrivee11
- verities11
- vestries11
- visiters11
- civets11
- civies11
- evicts11
- scrive11
- vitric11
- critters10
- eristics10
- reciters10
- restrict10
- stricter10
- trisects10
- reivers10
- restive10
- reverts10
- revests10
- reviser10
- revises10
- revisit10
- rievers10
- riveter10
- riviere10
- servers10
- sievert10
- stivers10
- striver10
- strives10
- trevets10
- trivets10
- veriest10
- verists10
- verites10
- versers10
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